The Straits of Hormuz was never closed or under the control of the Iranian IRGC at any time. Since the 1st week of the war (first week March 2026) the US Navy has had full control of the Straits of Hormuz.
Look at the map. The US Navy's 5th Fleet as well as their CENTCOM HQ are based in Bahrain, inside the Persian Gulf. Throughout the hostilities the US Navy's 5th Fleet has moved freely in and out of Bahrain through the Straits of Hormuz.
In the first 48 hours of the war the main 'small boats' of the Iranian Navy were sunk to the bottom of the sea. What they had remaining were motorboats, some of which were used to lay some mines in the Straits of Hormuz. Not enough to fully cover the entire Straits. The few mines have already been cleared.
But the Iranians did manage to stop ships from entering the Straits of Hormuz. Because they kept posting warnings in their state media that any ship entering the Straits ofHormuz would be sunk - even though they had no more Navy to sink any ships. Their missile arsenal has also been depleted. They have very short range shoulder fired missiles.
But that was enough to frighten ship owners and the marine insurance companies in London and Rotterdam. Without marine insurance no ship operator or ship captain would enter the Straits of Hormuz. The Straits of Hormuz were never 'closed'. But the daily threats by the Iranian regime to sink the ships frightened away most ship operators.
Last Saturday 11th April 2026 the ceasefire talks in Islamabad between the Iranian regime and the US collapsed. The talks were "mediated" by the Pakistanis who by the way have already sent 13,000 Pakistani troops and some Pakistani Air Force jet squadrons to eastern Saudi Arabia (under their defence agreement). The 13,000 Pak troops and air force jets are obviously to defend Saudi Arabia against the Iranian regime. The troops were sent before Pakistan "mediated" the ceasefire between Iran and the US. Hunting with the hounds and running with the hares.
Anyway after the ceasefire talks in Islamabad collapsed the Iranian regime went back to "closing" the Straits of Hormuz - something they are not capable of achieving because their entire Navy has been sunk to the bottom of the sea.
The US has retaliated and has shut down the entire Iranian coastline.
That red coastline is over 2400 km long and has the following ports:
That last port Chabahar is actually operated by the Indians. This entire coastline is now fully shut down and controlled by the US Navy. Not a single ship will be allowed to enter or leave from the Iranian coastline.
Since more than 90% of all Iranian imports and exports (of oil via Kharg Island) go through the sea this means the Iranian regime will have to shut down in the next few weeks. The country will shut down. The US will not resume their bombing against the Iranian regime.
There will ultimately be a full regime change in Iran or the Iranian regime must agree to an unconditional surrender.
How to close the Straits of Melaka?
You do not need bombs and missiles to close any straits in the world. Just issue a Notice To Seamen. Tell all ship captains that any ship entering the Straits of Melaka will be sunk. Nobody will dare to enter the Straits of Melaka. No insurance company will provide shipping insurance.
The United States has now become the Middle East of the world.
The United States currently produces about 13.5–13.6 million barrels of crude oil per day, making it the world’s largest oil producer. About 9–9.7 million barrels per day of this comes from shale oil, mainly from the Permian Basin. The U.S. exports roughly around 4 million barrels per day of crude oil on average, though this can fluctuate with market conditions, meaning a significant share of its production is sold overseas.
So there is no real oil shortage in the world. Yesterday oil prices dropped to US$97 per barrel. These fears over oil shortages is bullshit. The US will become an even bigger exporter of oil in the world.
Here is a prediction - the world market will prefer to buy oil from the US and shun the troublesome Middle East. The Arabs and Persians cannot drink their oil. They must sell their oil. Folks, oil prices are going to crash. Just wait and see.
